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Charlayne Woodard

Actress / Playwright / Television Actress / Film Actress / Penwoman / Stage Actress | * 12/29/1953 (70) | Albany, New York (United States of America (USA))
Charlaine "Charlayne" Woodard (born December 29, 1953) is an American playwright and actress. She is a two-time Obie Award winner as well as a Tony Award and Drama Desk nominee. She was a series regular on the hit FX TV series Pose. She played the title role in the Showtime movie Run For The Dream: The Gail Devers’ Story. Starring as Cindy in the ABC Movie of the Week, Woodard was the first black Cinderella portrayed on TV or film. She is in Marvel Studios' miniseries Secret Invasion as Priscilla Fury, which premiered on June 21, 2023. ()
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Charlayne Woodard was born on December 29, 1953 in Albany, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Unbreakable (2000), Glass (2019) and The Crucible (1996). She has been married to Alan Michael Harris since 1991.Was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "Ain't Misbehavin'," a performance she recreated in the television version with the same title, Ain't Misbehavin' (1982).Married to Alan Harris, a lawyer dealing with intellectual property. The couple has no children.Trained at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and is a member of The Actor's Studio.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the s ...

Glass

PG-13

2019 | 3.3/5 | 2h 9min
Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction
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An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a ...

Unbreakable

PG-13

2000 | 3.6/5 | 1h 46min
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp. ...

Hair

PG

1979 | 3.6/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance / Love, War
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A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials. ...

The Crucible

PG-13

1996 | 3.3/5 | 2h 4min
Drama, History
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Movies with Charlayne Woodard as Actress(26)

as herself2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Mrs. Price2019 Glass
as Charlotte2013 Things Never Said
as Bill's Woman2005 Lackawanna Blues
as Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")2004 Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Mildred Muhammad2003 D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Loretta2002 Sunshine State
as Jean Swift2000 The Million Dollar Hotel
as Elijah's Mother2000 Unbreakable
as Kate1998 Around the Fire
as Det. Duvall1997 Touched By Evil
as Gail Devers1996 Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
as Tituba1996 The Crucible
as Angel Kosinsky1996 Eye for an Eye
as Doosie1995 Buffalo Girls
as Floor Nurse1994 Angie
as Eartha1994 Babyfever
as Janice Farrell1993 The Meteor Man
as Cindy1991 He Said, She Said
as Cheryl Clark1991 One Good Cop
as Lola1989 Twister
as Jasmine1984 Crackers
as Performer1982 Ain't Misbehavin'
as Winona Lockhart1982 Hard Feelings
as White Boys1979 Hair
as Cindy1978 Cindy

TV Shows/Series with Charlayne Woodard as Actress(26)

as Dolly Jean Mayfair2023 Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches
as Priscilla Fury2023 Secret Invasion
as Varra / Priscilla Fury2023 Secret Invasion
as Dr. Gabrielle Le Deux2019 Prodigal Son
as Helena St. Rogers2018 Pose
as Dawn Taylor2016 Bull
as Hickey2015 Sneaky Pete
as Lois Makepeace2014 The Leftovers
as Allison Gaines2013 The Blacklist
as Terissa Dyson2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Rhonda2008 In Treatment
2006 In Justice
2006 Shark
as Dr. Richards2005 Medium
as Diane Rollins2005 Bones
2001 The Division
as Sister Peg1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 Family Law
1995 Bless This House
1994 Chicago Hope
as Angela Gilliam1994 ER
as Arlene1993 Frasier
as Janice1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1988 Roseanne
1987 Wiseguy
1985 Spenser: For Hire

Additional Information

Full Name: Charlaine Woodard
Born: Tuesday, 12/29 1953 (December) in Albany, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 70 years + 119 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Charlayne Woodard (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charlaine Woodward"
"Charleine Woodard"
"Charlain Woodard"
"Charlaine Woodard"
Charlayne Woodard frequently works together with these people:
Dennis Boutsikaris (9x, Actor)
Lou Martini Jr. (9x, Actor)
M. Night Shyamalan (8x, Crew)
Tim Guinee (8x, Actor)
Fredric Lehne (8x, Actor)
Joe Grifasi (8x, Actor)
Neal Baer (8x, Crew)
Warren Leight (8x, Crew)
Frank Whaley (7x, Actor)
Garret Dillahunt (7x, Actor)
Dan Lauria (7x, Actor)
Beverly Jackson (7x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:491466, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024